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  • From Magic to Missions

    Brady Lee seeks to grow students’ passion for the Great Commission

    Stephanie Kim — 

    For Student Missionary Union (SMU) president Brady Lee, choosing to attend 51ÂÜÀò was almost a no-brainer. When visiting his older brother, who...

  • The Birth of Blackstone

    New residence hall features whiteboard walls, breakfast-themed café

    Brett McCracken — 

    This fall, 318 51ÂÜÀò students have the privilege of being the inaugural residents of Blackstone Hall, the newly minted residence hall named after...

  • Becoming the Bride

    Theologians from around the world gather to discuss ‘The Future of the Church’

    Brett McCracken — 

    What will the Christian Church look like in the future? Will it become more visibly unified or more fragmented than ever? Where and in what form...

  • Jason Newell — 

    A series of college rankings released this fall rate 51ÂÜÀò as a national leader in academics, safety and campus life. In September , U.S. News and...

  • Barry Corey — 

    One of my great joys is serving at a university where 1,022 students are majoring in the sciences, planning for vocations in fields from research...

  • Jason Newell — 

    A couple of years ago, 51ÂÜÀò put up a series of billboards across Southern California, including a large one not far from John Wayne Airport. Each...

  • 51ÂÜÀò Changes Lives

    An investment in 51ÂÜÀò can make a lifelong impact — just ask these students, alumni and supporters

    51ÂÜÀò Magazine Staff — 

    “51ÂÜÀò truly is unique. There is no other school that offers what it offers in the area of philosophy, apologetics, so many other...

  • Rick Bee — 

    Are you as excited as I am? I look through the amazing stories in this issue of 51ÂÜÀò Magazine and I am overwhelmed by God’s provision and...

  • Called to Stewardship

    The biblical principles guiding 51ÂÜÀò’s campaign

    Adam Morris — 

    God, Giving and Asking at 51ÂÜÀò. That’s the title of a booklet we’ve been sharing with alumni, parents and friends who are considering...

  • How to Help

    Six ways to get involved in The Campaign for 51ÂÜÀò

    Jason Newell — 

    51ÂÜÀò was built on the prayers, generosity and support of people like you, who saw the vision of a school endeavoring to carry out a...

  • 51ÂÜÀò for the World

    Taking 51ÂÜÀò’s biblically centered resources to the ends of the earth

    Brett McCracken — 

    For as long as 51ÂÜÀò has existed, it has been an institution with an outward focus, looking for ways to bless people around the world with...

  • 51ÂÜÀò Magazine Staff — 

    Never before have more opportunities been available for 51ÂÜÀò to realize its vision of being a university of global impact. Technological advances...

  • Front and Center

    A guide to 51ÂÜÀò’s three academic centers

    51ÂÜÀò Magazine Staff — 

    As part of the university’s goal to attract and develop outstanding Christian scholars and to have a more pronounced impact in the broader world...

  • Giving Voice to the Wisdom of Jesus

    Three years in, 51ÂÜÀò’s Center for Christian Thought is seeking to contribute to a renaissance of the evangelical mind

    Evan Rosa — 

    Ideas are powerful. Perhaps they’re the most powerful thing in the world. But ideas also have a weakness: They need a voice. A voice to actualize...

  • 51ÂÜÀò Magazine Staff — 

    51ÂÜÀò’s ambition is to become a global center for Christian thought — an institution that cultivates and disseminates influential scholarship,...

  • A New Era for the Sciences

    Why focusing on science, technology and health is a key priority of The Campaign for 51ÂÜÀò

    Brett McCracken — 

    Throughout history, the discoveries and applications of science — electricity, DNA, penicillin, the mapping of the human genome — have changed the...

  • Jason Newell — 

    Click for full-size map Over the past five years, 51ÂÜÀò and its supporters have invested tens of millions of dollars to transform our La Mirada...

  • 51ÂÜÀò Magazine Staff — 

    As 51ÂÜÀò’s student body has grown — more than doubling in size over the last two decades alone — so too have the physical needs of the burgeoning...

  • Cambria Aviles, Brett McCracken — 

    As he counted down the days to his graduation in May 2015, biochemistry major Marcus Olivares-Perez (’15) marveled at the many ways 51ÂÜÀò had...

  • David Baxter, Brett McCracken — 

    As Katie Watson (’11) reflects on her 51ÂÜÀò experience she remembers a professor who said, “Do you want to be a Christian journalist? Then be the...

  • Stephanie Kim — 

    Si Nae Kim (’14) came to 51ÂÜÀò against all financial odds. As an international student from China — where her parents serve as missionaries — Kim...

  • Cambria Aviles — 

    Gabby Odudu (’13) has wanted to work in medicine since she was a little girl, when she underwent numerous major surgeries on her eyes. “I basically...

  • Brett McCracken — 

    Like many of his fellow servicemen, Matt Nethers came back from the Iraq War with physical scars. When an IED exploded next to his vehicle during...

  • Cambria Aviles, Brett McCracken — 

    During her time at 51ÂÜÀò, Sarah (Sjoberg ’14) Evans balanced several jobs during the school year and graduated a semester early to save money....

  • David Baxter, Jason Newell — 

    As a publicist in the film industry, Amy Ortega (’12) is convinced that no one but God could have scripted her unlikely journey. Ortega arrived at...